ليتهمif only they كانواhad been يهوداJews
ليتهم كانوا يهودا
ليتهمif only they كانواhad been نصارىChristians
ليتهم كانوا نصارى
If only they had been Jews!
If only they had been Christians!
كانthere would have been لاnot يخشىbe feared علىfor الناthe people (first part)
كان لا يخشى على النا
س(completes 'the people') بماby what قالواthey said اغتراراbeing deceived
س بما قالوا اغترارا
Then there would have been no fear for people
of being deceived by what they said.
حاربواthey fought الرحمنthe All-Merciful سراًsecretly
حاربوا الرحمن سراً
وأطاعوهand they obeyed Him جهاراopenly
وأطاعوه جهارا
They fought the All-Merciful in secret
and obeyed Him openly.
أكرهواthey compelled نسكاritual devotion وأخفواand they concealed
أكرهوا نسكا وأخفوا
كلevery كفرunbelief لاnot يجارىbe rivaled
كل كفر لا يجارى
They imposed ritual devotion and concealed
every kind of unbelief beyond compare.
واستمالواand they won over الناسthe people بالدينthrough religion
واستمالوا الناس بالدين
علىagainst الدينreligion ضراراto cause harm
على الدين ضرارا
And they won people over through religion
to inflict harm upon religion.
أظهرواthey professed التنزيهfreedom from imperfection للهfor God
أظهروا التنزيه لله
بسبthrough abuse لاnot يوارىbe hidden
بسب لا يوارى
They professed God's transcendence
through abuse that could not be hidden.
وصفوهthey described Him باتحادas a union
وصفوه باتحاد
جمعgathered الكلall اختصاراin short
جمع الكل اختصارا
They described Him as a union
that gathered all together, in short.
نصرchampioned الشيطانSatan منهمamong them
نصر الشيطان منهم
شيخa sheikh سوءof evil لاnot يبارىbe rivaled
شيخ سوء لا يبارى
Among them, Satan was championed
by an evil sheikh beyond compare.
قالhe said كلall الخلقcreation شيءone thing
قال كل الخلق شيء
وهوand it اللهGod اضطراراof necessity
وهو الله اضطرارا
He said: “All creation is one thing,
and it is God, of necessity.
منwhoever يقلsays فيin الكونthe universe شيءanything
من يقل في الكون شيء
غيرهother than Him مانhas lied وجاراand transgressed
غيره مان وجارا
Whoever says there is anything in the universe
besides Him has lied and transgressed.”
قيلit was said للشيخto the sheikh فمنthen who ماlied (first part)
قيل للشيخ فمن ما
ن(completes 'lied') ومنand who حارwas bewildered فجاراand so transgressed
ن ومن حار فجارا
The sheikh was asked: “Then who has lied,
and who was bewildered and so transgressed?”
دينهhis religion دينa religion خبيثvile
دينه دين خبيث
وعلىand around التعطيلdenial of divine attributes داراit revolved
وعلى التعطيل دارا
His religion is a vile religion,
and it revolved around denying God's attributes.
لاnot ترىyou see الخالقthe Creator شيئاanything
لا ترى الخالق شيئا
سوىother than الخلقcreation اقتصاراexclusively
سوى الخلق اقتصارا
You see the Creator as nothing
but creation alone.
وتسمىand took the name الخلقcreation باللهby the name 'God'
وتسمى الخلق بالله
خداعاin deception ومكاراand guile
خداعا ومكارا
And creation took the name of God,
in deception and guile.
خادعhe deceived الجهالthe ignorant فيabout العلknowledge (first part)
خادع الجهال في العل
م(completes 'knowledge') فعدواso they considered العلمknowledge عاراa disgrace
م فعدوا العلم عارا
He deceived the ignorant about knowledge,
so they deemed knowledge a disgrace.
ونهواand they forbade عنهfrom it البراياmankind
ونهوا عنه البرايا
ورضواand they embraced الجهلignorance اختياراby choice
ورضوا الجهل اختيارا
And they forbade mankind to pursue it,
and willingly embraced ignorance.
فأضلواso they led astray حينwhen ضلواthey strayed
فأضلوا حين ضلوا
منwhomever أضلوهthey misled فباراand so he came to ruin
من أضلوه فبارا
So, when they went astray, they misled
those they misled, who then came to ruin.
وادعواand they claimed علماknowledge منfrom ال(begins 'God')
وادعوا علما من ال
له(completes 'God') استثاروهthey drew it forth استثاراdrawing forth (emphatic)
له استثاروه استثارا
And they claimed knowledge from
God, which they had indeed drawn forth.
نبذواthey cast aside القرآنthe Qur'an معهalong with it
نبذوا القرآن معه
والأحاديثand the hadiths احتقاراin contempt
والأحاديث احتقارا
Along with it, they cast aside the Qur'an
and the hadiths, in contempt.
وازدرواand they scorned منwhoever طلبsought العلمknowledge
وازدروا من طلب العلم
وعدوهand deemed it عواراa blemish
وعدوه عوارا
And they scorned whoever sought knowledge
and deemed it a blemish.
واستوىand became equal منwhoever يعبدworships ال(begins 'God')
واستوى من يعبد ال
لَه(completes 'God') لديهمin their eyes والحجاراand stones
لَه لديهم والحجارا
And worshippers of
God and of stones were equal in their eyes.
فعليهمso upon them لعنةthe curse الر(begins 'the All-Merciful')
فعليهم لعنة الر
رَحمن(completes 'the All-Merciful') ليلاby night ونهاراand by day
رَحمن ليلا ونهارا
So upon them be the curse of
the All-Merciful, by night and by day.
فحذارso beware أيهاO الناسpeople
فحذار أيها الناس
منof الكفرunbelief حذاراbeware
من الكفر حذارا
So beware, O people,
of unbelief—beware!
أرسولis the Messenger...? اللهof God منهinstead of him
أرسول الله منه
عوضاa substitute ياO منyou who أعاراlent
عوضا يا من أعارا
Is God's Messenger, in his place,
a substitute, O you who have lent—
معwith شيطانa devil رجيمaccursed
مع شيطان رجيم
يطلبseeks الإسلامIslam ثاراvengeance
يطلب الإسلام ثارا
alongside an accursed devil
seeking vengeance against Islam?
شرworst ماwhat اعتاضtook in exchange منwhoever اع(begins 'took in exchange')
شر ما اعتاض من اع
تاض(completes 'took in exchange') منinstead of الجنةParadise ناراfire
تاض من الجنة نارا
How evil the bargain of one who
takes fire in exchange for Paradise!
أبخيرin exchange for the best? الخلقof creation ترضوyou accept (first part)
أبخير الخلق ترضو
ن(completes 'you accept') منfrom among الخلقcreation الشراراthe wicked
ن من الخلق الشرارا
Would you accept, in place of the best of creation,
the wicked among creation?